Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-15
PRODUCE
Wheeling.

tHOuUCE.
Wheeling.
TUESDAY, December Is.
business the past week has been very
quiet, with little doing. Apples are not
generally keeping on account of mild
weather and are being forced to sale,
prices remaining unchanged. Cabbage is
in limited supply, with unchanged prices.
The sales of potatoes are better at the
same prices. Butter is III light supply,
and the demand greatly improved. Poul'
try is in good supply and the demand
is very fair. The following are wholesale
quotations:
Butter-COuntry choice lSa2Oc; good
country 12a15C; common 5a6c. The supply
| is light and the demand is good.
Beans - For haDd-picked navy the
demand is good and the supply is very
light. Prices are 81 25a2 80 per bushel;
extra fancy s. IS.
Cheese-Prime mild Ohio factory la
| lSc; New York 13a14c; SweitGer l31al4c;
Limberger lOa1l. Market nominal.
Eggs-Stricty fresh stock 23a2lc per
dozen. Supply light, demand good. Pick
led - to 2Oc.
Feathers-Choice in original packages
5Oa55c; in small lots ia5c extra.
PotatOcs--Home raised, 75aS5c per
bushel; demand fair; supply light.
Poultry chickens, old, - 5Oa2 40
per dozen; spring chickens 81 50a2 %
per dozen; turkeys live Gaze per pound;
dressed 9a10c; ducks, live - 4Oa" % per
dozen
Rag5-Steady at Halle for white mixed
cotton; lal! &c for all wool, aud l4al3 for
mixed.
Iard--Country prime, with fair de-
mand, at 6!a7c.
OniOns-Per bushcl 81 coal 10; demand
good; supply scarce; per barrel 50 OOa3 %.
Cabbage-HOme raised 81 75a2 Oh per
barrel; demand fair; supply light
Turnips-Sl % per barrel; demand fair
supply good.
Apples-Home or fallen stock 81 75a2 GU
per barrel; supply good; demand slow;
Northern stock, hand picked, s! 50a2 70.
Game -PheaSants g % to 1 90 per
dozen; quail 81 - TO ! 80 per dozen
rabbits 81 - dozen; squirrels 81 % per
dozen; demand good.
New YORK.
New YORK, December li.--FlOur-Re'
ceipts 6,329 packages; exports 5, Ill bar
lels, ll,774 sacks; market dull and heavy;
sales II, 600 barrels Wh"lt-ReCeiptS IS,
80 bushels; exports S,66i bushels; sales
1 gl,,,i. t,,tr al no IL
spot; options closed steady; No. , Chicago
so; No. red Csc; No. ! white H?c; No.
> red December ~TiaSSic, closing at SS!c;
January SS.dS9gc, closing At soy; Feb
ruary s95a9O.r, closing nj 9nsc; March
9Oia91 lr, closing at Ole; May - 9-lGl
93lc, closing ~ 9%lr; June 92,H93!C,
closing at g3lc Corn-Receipt3 22, SOC
bushels; exports 6, Is bushels; sales L.
! Oh, 0OO bushels futures, $4,000 bushels
spot options closed firm; uugrAdrd 59i
GOic; No. = December 6O!c; January COZ
a6lic, closing ut Gle; February GlIa6l &c,
closing at 6ltr;May 81 3aG!r, closing II
Glic. Oats-Receipts 40, 300 bushels: ex
ports :, pol; sales 29O, UOO bushels futures
and l36. Oa5 bushels spot; market Yale
lower aud heavy, closing firm, however
mixed western Sc a29c; white do %9i43c
Hay-Stcady Hols-Quiet ard weak
California 5alGc. C"tlat-Spot, fair TT,
firm At Isle; options active and higher,
closing weak; sales l35, 800 bags; Drcern
hcr l6.i0al6.70; January lG l5al6.lNc
February 10 9Oal6 Doe; March II Sjg
lG. Toe; April II scale ne; May 1875
IL 95c; June -. Goals 90c; July - so
| 1 -. = NJ ,l,.T
II yOl15 lUC; October II sail g1C; Novem
her u15Il4.s5 Sugar-Steady; Bahia
; l6ai G; refined quiet and steady. Mo
lasses- Steady. retr0ieutn-Steady; Uni
ted 77lc. Cotton Seed Oil-35a36c io
crude, 4Ol4ic for refined. Tollow-Firn
and active at 4sil Ice. Rosin-Quiet
Turpentine Steady. Eggs-Quict; west
ern 23a2ic Pork-Steady; mess new
SIS 25al5 30; old 81 5Oal475. Gu
Meats-Firm. Iard-A shade higher
western steam spot s. 10; January s. e.;
: a: February 81 7Sa7 81, March s. 3;
AZ 90; May s. 9OdS %; city steam s. 80
Butter-Steady; western l5a33c. Chees,
Steady but quiet; western HAL &C.
Copper-Stcady; lake l7Sal74c.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, December l4.-At the open
ing May wheat was S2s, decline from
last nights close of !c. There was goot
buying from various sources at this price
and May firmed to sage in less than tel
minutes. The hnying was mostly by mn
merous sharp scalpers, who sold short yes
terday and took advantage of the early
weakness to even ur trade. In corn May
future was the most active. Oats wer,
dull Provisions were active. Most o
the dealing WAS done in pork. Flour
Dull and prices unchanged. Wheat-Ca
No. . spring 755a75lc; No. spring "a
G6c; No. , red tic; January 75ta76!c
closing at tic; February 75ja7GSc, CLOSING
at 16ic; March 76!a77!c, closing at - &c
Mays 2!as3lc closing at SIC. Corn
Cash No. . A74c; December 47a47ic, clos
Ing at 47!c; January 47!als!C, closing a
iSic; February 47!ais!c, closing at 4s!c
May 52!a53tc, closing at 53sc. Oats
Cash No. ,. 3OA3Otc; December 3OsC; Jan
uary 29$a; May 81; a33sC, closing at SO sc
Rye-Cash No. , 6llc Barley-No.
&c. Flax Seed-No. at 81 81. Tim
othy Seed-Prime at 81 &c Mess Por!
Cash at Sl4 2Ial4 80; January 81 &
all ~, Closing NJ Sl+ 'O' teOtGlFy Slt u'
ala -, closing at Sl4 SIS; May Il 10,
l. -. closing at SIS p Lari-Cash a
s. 37Ia7 40; January s. 4Oa7 80, CLOSING
at s. so; February s. 50a7 60, closing a
s. 60 March s. 60a7 20, closing at s. 40
MAY s. 77ta7 s7!, closing at s. ~ Bull
Meats-Short ribs at s. i5l7 50; shout
ders s. SOa5 30; short clear s. S0a7 s.
Whisky-At 81 10. Kutter Quiet; ex
ira creamery 2SA29c; fancy dairy 24225c
Eggs-At 20a2lC.
| Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, December l4.-Flour-
Steady. Wheat--Higher but quiet; IN
graded S8Ic; No. red December S7aS7!c
January Ss1sSic; February s9:as9sc
March 9O!a9lc; May 92a93c. Corn
Weak and lower; No. 8 mixed and vel
low, 5Slc; steamer No. , yellow, 5i}c
steamer No. mixed aud yellow 54c; No
, mixed December 55.a55sc; January So
a5G@c; February 57a5se; March 5Ta5Sc
May 59a6lc. Oats-Spot dull aud weak
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